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CAC Reacts To Supreme Court Decision In Koontz Takings Case

June 25, 2013

Washington, DC – On news this morning that the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in the Fifth Amendment “takings” case of Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District, Constitutional Accountability Center President Doug Kendall had the following reaction:

“Today’s ruling is judicial activism at its worst. It will harm both property owners and state and local officials by injecting judges into the land-use planning process, making it more difficult for state and local officials to strike an appropriate balance between protecting the environment and promoting development.”

Constitutional Accountability Center (www.theusconstitution.org) is a think tank, public interest law firm, and action center dedicated to fulfilling the progressive promise of the Constitution's text and history.